[Hiring] Server Engineer @Scopely

Role Description

Scopely is looking for a Server Engineer to join our Star Trek Fleet Command team within our Live Games Portfolio division, based remotely in Spain.

What You Will Do:

• Build both game server systems and platform microservices that power our live products.
• Implement and maintain backend systems and microservices in Python running on AWS, contributing to reliability, scalability, performance, and secure communication between systems.
• Collaborate with game and platform teams to implement backend solutions aligned with product and technical requirements.
• Collaborate with client engineers to define, implement, and evolve backend APIs and service contracts that support gameplay and live features.
• Monitor services in production and help identify and resolve performance issues using logs, metrics, and observability tools.
• Help maintain backend resilience and security by following established best practices and guidelines.
• Work closely with QA and operations teams to deliver well-tested, observable, and reliable code to production.
• Participate in code reviews, design discussions, and team knowledge sharing.
• Deploy and monitor services in a cloud-native environment using AWS, containers, and CI/CD pipelines.

Qualifications

• Understanding of web fundamentals (HTTP, REST APIs, request/response lifecycle, status codes, etc.).
• Familiarity with distributed systems concepts and microservices architectures, including service communication, data consistency, and fault tolerance in high-traffic environments.
• Proficiency in Python and familiarity with frameworks such as FastAPI, Flask, or Tornado, and an understanding of async programming and concurrency.
• Experience working with and maintaining existing backend systems in production environments.
• Experience debugging issues in production environments, identifying and helping resolve performance issues.
• Understanding of SQL and/or NoSQL databases (e.g., MySQL, Postgres, DynamoDB).
• Familiarity with Linux environments, Docker containers, and cloud platforms (preferably AWS).
• Understanding of backend security fundamentals and willingness to learn best practices.
• Experience with version control, CI/CD pipelines, and automated testing.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with client engineers and cross-functional teams to deliver end-to-end features.
• Strong problem-solving skills and eagerness to learn and grow as an engineer.

Bonus Points

• Exposure to Redis (including Redis Cloud / ElastiCache).
• Familiarity with messaging systems (RabbitMQ, Kafka, AWS SQS, or Redis Streams).
• Experience with observability and debugging tools (e.g., Datadog, Kibana, tracing systems).
• Experience working with APIs and understanding service contracts and client-server integration.
• Experience optimizing backend services for performance or scalability.
• Familiarity with Infrastructure-as-Code tools such as Terraform.
• Interest in game backend architectures (stateful and stateless systems).

Company Description

Scopely is a leading video game and global interactive entertainment company, home to many of the world’s most beloved and enduring experiences, including two of the most successful mobile games of all-time “MONOPOLY GO!” and “Pokémon GO.”

Founded in 2011, Scopely is powered by its exceptional team — including thousands of world-class gamemakers around the globe, a distinctive tenet-driven culture, and its proprietary technology platform, Playgami.

Recognized multiple times as one of the "100 Most Influential Companies in the World" by TIME magazine and one of Fast Company's "World's Most Innovative Companies," Scopely believes that video games can be a force for good — creating meaningful connections, vibrant communities, and making life better through play.